Academic Calendar: Preparatory School
September - December 2023
September 2023
Saturday, September 2nd—Monday, September 4th
Prep Offices Closed (Labor Day Weekend)
Tuesday, September 5th
College: First Day of Classes
Thursday, September 7th—Sunday, September 10th
Large Ensemble Seating Auditions
Friday, September 8th
First All-Faculty Meeting
Saturday, September 9th: First Prep Saturday!
Piano Seminar Starts
Classes Start
CHIPS Starts
Chamber Music Placement Deadline
Monday, September 11th
Prep Private Lessons Weekdays Start
CE Private Lessons Start
Thursday, September 14th
Youth Chorale Begins
Friday, September 15th
MYWE & FBE Begin
Saturday, September 16th
Large Ensembles Start
No YBO or JRO
Saturday, September 23rd
Welcome Back Reception, 9am-12pm; 33 Gainsborough Welcome Center
Jazz Lessons, Classes, & Ensembles Start
Chamber Music Starts
YBE & JRO & Children’s Chorus First Rehearsal
Piano Workshop #1 (12 PM)
String Workshop & Recital #1 (12 & 4 PM)
Saturday, September 30th
Piano Recital #1 (12 PM)
String Workshops #2 (12 & 4 PM)
October 2023
Friday, October 6th
Faculty Council Meeting
Saturday, October 7th
Piano Workshop #2 (12 PM)
Woodwinds Workshop #1 (12 PM)
String Recitals #2 (12 & 4 PM)
Saturday, October 14th
Second Saturday
Italian Diction Mini-Course Begins
Piano Recital #2 (12 PM)
Woodwinds Recital #1 (12 PM)
String Workshops #3 (12 & 4 PM)
Saturday, October 21st
Brass Workshop #1 (10 AM)
Piano Workshop #3 (12 PM)
String Recitals #3 (12 & 4 PM)
Saturday, October 28th
Piano Recital #3 (12 PM)
String Workshops #4 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Workshop #1 (5 PM)
November 2023
Friday, November 3rd
All-Faculty Meeting
Saturday, November 4th
Grigory Kalinovsky Masterclass
Piano Workshop #4 (12 PM)
String Recital #4 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Recital #1 (5 PM)
Tuesday, November 7th
Youth Symphony (YS) Concert
Saturday, November 11th
Second Saturday
Piano Recital #4 (12 PM)
Woodwinds Workshop #2 (12 PM)
String Workshops #5 (12 & 4 PM)
Sunday, November 12th
String Repertory Orchestra (SRO) Concert
Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) Concert
Wednesday, November 15th
Mid-Year Application Opens
Saturday, November 18th
Woodwind Recital #2 (12 PM)
String Recitals #5 (12 & 4 PM)
Sunday, November 19th - Monday, November 27th
Thanksgiving Holiday; Offices Closed, No On-Campus Activities
December 2023
Friday, December 1st
Faculty Council Meeting
Saturday, December 2nd
Last Day: Italian Diction Mini-Course
Brass Workshop #2 (10 AM)
Piano Workshop #5 (12 PM)
Saturday, December 9th
Preparatory Strings Orchestra (PSO) Open Rehearsal
Youth Jazz Orchestra (YJO) Concert
Piano Seminar Recitals
Second Saturday
Piano Recital #5 (12 PM)
String Workshops #6 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Workshop #2 (5 PM)
Tuesday, December 12th
Junior & Senior MYWE Concerts
Friday, December 15th
College: Last Day of Fall Classes
Saturday, December 16th
String Recital #6 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Recital #2 (5 PM)
Saturday, December 16th - Sunday, December 17th
WH Travel Day
Fall Festival
Suzuki Recital
Monday, December 18th
Junior Repertory Orchestra (JRO) Concert
Youth Repertory Orchestra (YRO) Concert
Tuesday, December 19th
Youth Brass Ensemble (YBE) Concert
MYWE Concert Band Concert
Thursday, December 21st
Youth Chorale (YC) Concert
Children’s Chorus (CC) Concert
Friday, December 22nd - Monday, January 8, 2024
No On-Campus Activities
January - June 2024
January 2024
Friday, December 22nd - Monday, January 8, 2024
No On-Campus Activities
Tuesday, January 9th
Prep On Campus Activities Resume
Sunday, January 7th
Mid-Year Application Due
Friday, January 12th
All-Faculty Meeting
Mid-Year Placements Sent
Saturday, January 13th
Second Saturday
CE: Last Day of Fall Semester
Piano Workshop #6 (12 PM)
Monday, January 15th
Prep Offices Closed
Tuesday, January 16th
College: First Day of Spring Semester
Saturday, January 20th
German Diction Mini-Course Begins
Piano Recital #6 (12 PM)
Woodwinds Workshop #3 (12 PM)
String Workshops #7 (12 & 4PM)
Sunday, January 21st
Baroque Ensembles Recital
Saturday, January 27th
Chamber Music Workshops
Piano Workshop #7 (12 PM)
Sunday, January 28th
Winter Chamber Music Festival
Wednesday, January 31st
Mid-Year Registration Deadline
February 2024
Friday, February 2nd
Faculty Council Meeting
Saturday, February 3rd
Woodwinds Recital #3 (12 PM)
String Recitals #7 (12 & 4 PM)
Friday, February 2nd - Saturday, February 4th
Contemporary Music Festival
Friday, February 9th
MYWE Tour Send-Off Concert
Saturday, February 10th
Second Saturday
Brass Workshop #3 (10 AM)
Piano Recital #7 (12 PM)
String Workshops #8 (12 & 4 PM)
Monday, February 12th
Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) Concert
Youth Symphony (YS) Concert
Friday, February 16th - Friday, February 23rd
MYWE Spain Tour
Saturday, February 17th - Friday, February 23rd
Mass. School Vacation Week
Friday, February 23rd
No MYWEs or FBE
Saturday, February 24th
Piano Workshop #8 (12 PM)
String Recitals #8 (12 PM & 4 PM)
March 2024
Friday, March 1st
All-Faculty Meeting
SOI 2024 Application Closes
Prep 24-25 Applications Open
Saturday, March 2nd
Piano Recital #8 (12 PM)
String Workshops #9 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Workshop #3 (5 PM)
Last Day: German Diction Mini-Course
Tuesday, March 5th
String Repertory Orchestra (SRO) Concert
Junior Repertory Orchestra (JRO) Concert
Youth Repertory Orchestra (YRO) Concert
Saturday, March 9th
Second Saturday
French Diction Mini-Course Begins
Piano Workshop #9 (12 PM)
String Recitals #9 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Recital #3 (5 PM)
Friday, March 15th
SOI Results Sent to Students
Saturday, March 16th
Piano Recital #9 (12 PM)
String Workshops #10 (12 & 4 PM)
Saturday, March 16th- Sunday, March 24th
College Spring Break
Saturday, March 23rd
Piano Workshop #10 (12 PM)
Woodwinds Workshop #4 (12 PM)
Saturday, March 30th
Piano Recital #10 (12 PM)
Woodwinds Recital #4 (12 PM)
String Workshops #11 (12 & 4 PM)
April 2024
Friday, April 5th
Faculty Council Meeting
Saturday, April 6th
Suzuki Spring Concert
Brass Workshop #4 (10 AM)
Piano Workshop #11 (12 PM)
String Recitals #11 (12 & 4 PM)
Saturday, April 13th
Second Saturday
Piano Recital #11 (12 PM)
String Workshops #12 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Workshop #4 (5 PM)
Saturday, April 20th
Last Day: French Diction Mini-Course
Piano Workshop #12 (12 PM)
String Recitals #12 (12 & 4 PM)
Voice Recital #4 (5 PM)
Saturday, April 27th
NEC Gala: On Campus, Limited Prep Activities
Tuesday, April 30th
Fall ‘24 Application Due
May 2024
Wednesday, May 1st
Registration Opens Fall 2024
Friday, May 3rd
College: Last Day of Classes
All-Faculty Meeting
Saturday, May 4th
Evaluations Day
Piano Recital #12 (12 PM)
Thursday, May 9th
Youth Symphony (YS) Concert
Saturday, May 11th
NEC Prep Week 30
Second Saturday
Piano Seminar Recitals
Last Day of Jazz Classes
Jazz Recitals
Chamber Music Workshops
Sunday, May 12th
Baroque Ensembles Recital
Junior Repertory Orchestra (JRO) Concert
Youth Repertory Orchestra (YRO) Concert
Monday, May 13th
MYWE Concert Band Concert
Senior MYWE Concert
Wednesday, May 15th
Youth Jazz Orchestra (YJO) Concert
CHIPS Trios & Quartets Concerts
Thursday, May 16th
Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) Concert
Saturday, May 18th
College: Commencement Concert
Jazz Evaluations
Sunday, May 19th
College: Commencement Ceremony
Monday, May 20th
College: Residence Hall Closes at Noon
Jr. MYWE Concert
Youth Brass Ensemble (YBE) Concert
Tuesday, May 21st
String Chamber Orchestra (SCO) Concert
Wednesday, May 22nd
Chamber Music Showcase
Thursday, May 23rd
Youth Chorale (YC) Concert
Children’s Chorus Concert
Saturday, May 25th
Chamber Music Festival
Friday, May 31st
2024-2025 Large Ensemble Placements Sent
June 2024
Saturday, June 1st
Tour Rehearsal
Walnut Hill Graduation
Friday, June 7th
Faculty Council Meeting
Tour Rehearsal
Sunday, June 9th
NEC Prep Graduation
Friday, June 14th
YS Tour Send-Off Concert
Sunday, June 16th - Sunday, June 23rd
Youth Symphony (YS) Greece Tour
Monday, June 24th
Last Day of Academic Year Lessons
Sunday, June 30th
Fall ‘24 Registration Deadline